Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

2016
56m
10.0

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Documentary
Overview

From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, independent Algeria provided significant support to anti-colonial movements and revolutionaries worldwide. Successive presidents, Ahmed Ben Bella and then Houari Boumédiène, made Algiers a haven for activists fighting against colonial and racial oppression. Algiers the White became Algiers the Red. The internationalist Che Guevara established his base of operations there for his guerrilla activities in Africa. The African-American leader Eldridge Cleaver made it the international headquarters of the Black Panther Party. During this period, Algiers was known as "The Mecca of Revolutionaries."

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

Production Companies
Électron Libre Productions ARTE CNC
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

revolution algiers, algeria algeria anti-colonialism panafricanism djazair anti-imperialism

Quick Facts

Original Title Alger, la Mecque des Révolutionnaires (1962-1974)
Release Date January 1, 2016
Status Released
Language FR

Cast

Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella

Self

Che Guevara
Che Guevara

Self

Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela

Self

Houari Boumédiène
Houari Boumédiène

Self

Eldridge Cleaver
Eldridge Cleaver

Self

Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba

Self

Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver

Self

Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba

Self

Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro

Self

Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat

Self

Johnny Makatini
Johnny Makatini

Self

M'Hamed Yazid
M'Hamed Yazid

Self

Key Crew

Ben Salama
Director
Ben Salama
Writer
Amirouche Laïdi
Writer
Yannis Chebbi
Producer
Amirouche Laïdi
Producer
Michaël Kazan
Producer